Tennessee's Jeremy Pruitt made another big move for his coaching staff on Friday when he fired cornerbacks coach Terry Fair and, according to multiple reports, tapped Derrick Ansley from the Oakland Raiders to be his defensive backs coach.

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Derrick Ansley before the 2018 CFP national championship college football game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in what proved to be his final game as a defensive backs coach at Alabama. Mark J. Rebilas, Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

He was a good player

Ansley played in college at Troy and tied for third in the nation with nine interceptions his junior season. He tallied 19 receptions during his Troy career.

He's a seasoned college coach

Although Ansley spent last season as Jon Gruden's defensive backs coach, that has been his only year in the NFL.

He started his coaching career by working five seasons as the defensive backs coach at Division III Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala., before making the jump to the Division I level.

He has 13 years of experience as a college coach.

He can recruit

Ansley has a history of landing big-time talent, and not just on defense. For example, he was the primary recruiter for wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, who made 46 catches as a sophomore for Alabama in 2018.